Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1859, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1947) was born. In 1913, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (died 2012) was born. In 1919, William F. Quinn, American lawyer (died 2006) was born. In 1928, Sven Davidson, Swedish-American tennis player (died 2008) was born. In 1933, David Storey, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2017) was born. In 1934, Peter Gzowski, Canadian journalist and academic (died 2002) was born. In 1961, Khalid Mahmood, Pakistani-English engineer and politician was born. In 1967, Richard Marles, Australian lawyer and politician, 50th Australian Minister for Trade and Investment was born. In 1969, Oleg Serebrian, Moldovan political scientist and politician was born. In 2013, Leonard Garment, American lawyer and public servant, 14th White House Counsel (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Top lawyer whose 'Mr Rules' approach failed to connect with the public

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June 22, 2026

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Top lawyer whose 'Mr Rules' approach failed to connect with the public

Less than two years after he won a huge majority in the 2024 general election, Sir Keir Starmer has been forced out.

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Borneo Bulletin

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· Jul 1, 2026

Judge rules book written by Tupac Shakur murder suspect can be used in trial

Judge rules book written by Tupac Shakur murder suspect can be used in trial

KTLA 5

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· Jun 27, 2026

Mistrial declared in Palisades Fire arson case

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case against a man accused of deliberately sparking a wildfire that eventually became the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history. Jurors said they were deadlocked on all three felony counts, with a final vote of 10 to 2 for acquittal. KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/mistrial-declared-in-palisades-fire-arson-trial-jury-deadlocked/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Nepal News

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· Jun 27, 2026

बैंकिङ कसुर मुद्दाका फरार प्रतिवादी पक्राउ

काठमाडौँ। बैंकिङ कसुर मुद्दाका फरार प्रतिवादी इलाम देऊमाई नगरपालिका २ का कृष्णकुमार राईलाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको छ। जिल्ला अदालत इलामबाट उक्त मुद्दामा पक्राउ अनुमति प्राप्त भई फरार रहेका उनलाई काठमाडौँ उपत्यका अपराध अनुसन्धान कार्यालय टेकुबाट खटिएको प्रहरीले काठमाडौँ १४ बल्खुबाट पक्राउ गरेको हो। उनलाई आवश्यक अनुसन्धान तथा कारबाहीका लागि जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय इलाम पठाइएको छ।

Guineematin.com

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· Jul 1, 2026

Mariam Tall traduit son frère en justice : « Il a arraché mes lunettes avant de me donner un coup de pied »

Le prévenu Souleymane Tall, banquier de profession, est jugé au tribunal de Dixinn pour violences, voies de fait et menaces. La partie civile dans cette affaire est sa sœur, Mariam Tall. Les deux parties étaient présentes à l’audience correctionnelle de ce mardi, 30 juin 2026. À la barre, la plaignante a accusé son frère de lui avoir [] The post Mariam Tall traduit son frère en justice : « Il a arraché mes lunettes avant de me donner un coup de pied » first appeared on Guineematin.com.

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 22, 2026

Pernah usik suami ‘macam orang tua’, Ain Edruce gembira pelaburan kini berbaloi

PETALING JAYA: Pelakon dan pengacara, Ain Edruce, meluahkan rasa syukur terhadap suaminya, Amirul Hafiz Mustaffa, yang banyak mendidik dan membimbingnya dalam ilmu pengurusan kewangan serta pelaburan. Ain atau Nurulain Edruce, 35, mengakui sebelum mengenali suaminya, dia tidak mempunyai pengetahuan mengenai kaedah simpanan wang yang betul dan hanya bergantung kepada akaun simpanan bank biasa sahaja. “Saya ... Read more The post Pernah usik suami ‘macam orang tua’, Ain Edruce gembira pelaburan kini berbaloi appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Drudge Report

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· Jun 22, 2026

Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas aimed at Tim Walz: 'Blatantly unlawful'...

Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas aimed at Tim Walz: 'Blatantly unlawful'... (First column, 7th story, link) Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron

Irish News

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· Jul 7, 2026

Co Tyrone man denies five charges including murder of father-of-one Conor Browne

Adam Acheson defence barrister says forensic toxicologist and pathologist instructed

Boston.com

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· Jul 13, 2026

Man who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 to get a chance at parole in about 20 years, judge rules

Lawyers for Robert Tulloch, now 43, and the prosecution reached an agreement on the terms, avoiding a three-day planned resentencing hearing. The post Man who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 to get a chance at parole in about 20 years, judge rules appeared first on Boston.com.

Daily Post Nigeria

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· Jun 29, 2026

Kano Appeal Court demands evidence books from Sheikh Abduljabbar in blasphemy case

The Kano State High Court sitting as the Court of Appeal has directed lawyers representing Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara to present the books he relied on as evidence during his original trial. Sheikh Abduljabbar is appealing the death sentence handed down to him by the Upper Sharia Court at Kofar Kudu following his conviction for [] Kano Appeal Court demands evidence books from Sheikh Abduljabbar in blasphemy case

ArcaMax

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· Jun 29, 2026

'They don't have the goods': Residents criticize plans to retry Palisades fire arson case

LOS ANGELES — After a jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of starting the Palisades fire, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli quickly announced that his office would retry the case. Observers say the jury’s 10-...

The Real Deal

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· Jun 29, 2026

Gary Barnett presses on in $15M legal battle with ex-partners

A years-long legal battle between real estate mogul Gary Barnett and two of his former business partners could be headed for its next chapter. The Extell Development founder and chairman is taking his case with Yoel Weber and Yoel Leonorovitz to an appeals court. The conflict goes back to 2022, when Weber and Leonorovitz sued Barnett, HP Stock LLC — an entity solely owned by him — and Extell Development for over 15 million in allegedly unpaid “fees for electrical contracting” performed at four of Barnett’s projects. Barnett fired back by filing counterclaims, arguing that since 2014 he owned a []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

The Independent

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· Jun 26, 2026

Trump foe John Bolton pleads guilty in classified information case

His plea agreement may enable him to avoid time behind bars, but the judge will ultimately decide his punishment

Vanguard News

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· Jun 27, 2026

NDC: How Judicial rascality can be stopped – Atedo Peterside

Mr Peterside said on Saturday in an X post that reliance on appellate courts alone to do right would encourage judges to plunge into delivering “procurable obnoxious judgements”. The post NDC: How Judicial rascality can be stopped – Atedo Peterside appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Daily Wire

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· Jun 26, 2026

Burned By The Jury: $51B Palisades Fire Trial Goes Up In Smoke

A dramatic mistrial rocked a Los Angeles federal courtroom Friday when jurors threw up their hands in the scorching arson case against the man accused of igniting the deadliest wildfire in California history — and prosecutors are already promising round two. U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang pulled the plug on the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, ...

Haaretz

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· Jul 8, 2026

Israel police chief says force will obey all High Court rulings after spokesman declines to rule out defiance

Danny Levy's remarks come after the police spokesman declined to rule out defying the court if its rulings conflicted with the position of Itamar Ben-Gvir. 'We obey the law,' he said. 'Regardless of anyone's political views'

UPI

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· Jun 26, 2026

Palisades Fire: Judge declares mistrial in Jonathan Rinderknect case

Palisades Fire: Judge declares mistrial in Jonathan Rinderknect case

Conservative Review

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· Jul 9, 2026

‘Judicial Minimalist’ John Roberts Violated Procedures To Write Maximalist Birthplace Citizenship Opinion

Chief Justice John Roberts has long prided himself on being a judicial minimalist and proceduralist. He wants to preserve the image of the judiciary, and especially the Supreme Court, as an impartial arbiter of cases and controversies. Very often, when highly politicized cases connected to Trump have reached the court, Roberts has sought ways to []

The New Zealand Herald

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· Jul 2, 2026

Inside the Andrew Little-Ray Chung disciplinary dispute: Police complaint, legal letters and private texts revealed

Inside the Andrew Little-Ray Chung disciplinary dispute: Police complaint, legal letters and private texts revealed

MyJoyOnline

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· Jun 27, 2026

“Law and politics run in parallel channels” — Barker-Vormawor on ECOWAS ruling in Torkornoo case

Private legal practitioner and activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has offered a detailed reflection on the intersection of law, politics and public perception following the dismissal of all seven claims filed by former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo against the Republic of Ghana at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice.

The Daily Signal

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· Jul 6, 2026

Congress and Insider Trading: The Rules Don’t Apply When You Make the Rules

Early in my career, I managed money for a federal judge. She couldn’t hold a single stock. No individual securities, no sector bets, no company-specific exposure of any kind. Any ruling touching a publicly traded company had to be beyond reproach. The appearance of a conflict was enough. She accepted that as a condition of...

RAPPLER

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· Jul 10, 2026

[OPINION] Why impeachments are too important to be left to lawyers alone

Lawyers might revel in procedure, but the public judges politically. Citizens evaluate trust, legitimacy and abuse of office.

India Today

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· Jul 4, 2026

Man goes to in-laws to convince wife to return home, set on fire by brother-in-law

Man goes to in-laws to convince wife to return home, set on fire by brother-in-law

Malay Mail

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· Jul 7, 2026

Corporate espionage case: Ex-Petronas manager sent upstream performance report to Petros email, witness says

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The Sessions Court was told today that Mohd Khairul Akmal Mohd Jasni, a former Petronas man...

National Post

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· Jun 21, 2026

Nigerian woman dodges deportation due to fears of being made a mistress

Allegedly 'the businessman... was using the state machinery, including the courts, to issue baseless summons or evict her from her apartment to ultimately force her into submissions,' said the judge.

DNyuz

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· Jul 10, 2026

Judge Allows News Site to Publish School Lockdown Video but Sets Limits

A New Jersey judge on Thursday reversed himself and lifted restrictions that had barred a news organization from writing about and publishing surveillance video of a high school lockdown, the latest turn in a case that had stirred concerns about freedom of the press and student privacy. While the judge, Thomas D. McCloskey of New []

ANTARA News

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· Jun 29, 2026

Seiden Law LLP States: Cambodian Businessman Leak Yim, Wrongfully Accused in Thailand, Seeks Redress in U.S. Court

-Seiden Law LLP (“Seiden Law”), legal counsel for Mr. Leak Yim, a Cambodia national, and his family, ...

Inc.com

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· Jul 6, 2026

Mark Bertolini Led Aetna and Bridgewater and Chairs the Verizon Board. What’s He Doing Running Oscar Health?

A veteran of big companies brings his leadership philosophy to a challenger brand.

Ghanaian Times

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· Jun 26, 2026

Latif Iddrisu assault case: court orders continuation after AG, IGP fail to settle matter

The High Court has ordered the continuation of the eight-year old case involving Multimedia journalist Latif Iddrisu, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney-General after rejecting a request by the State for a further adjournment to pursue an out-of-court settlement. The case returns to active proceedings four months after the State informed the court The post Latif Iddrisu assault case: court orders continuation after AG, IGP fail to settle matter appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

AzerNews

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· Jun 28, 2026

Azerbaijan Bar Association chairman presides over Master's Thesis Defenses at Baku State University

Master's thesis defenses have been held for students specializing in Sports Law and Tourism Law within the Law program at the Faculty of Law of Baku State University (BSU), AzerNEWS reports citing the Azerbaijan Bar Association.

Irish Tech News

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· Jul 8, 2026

Why Discipline Beats Vision

Guest post by Dane Hudson, who is a former 25-year global CEO. Discipline Beats Vision: How to Be the Leader Your Company Needs (Wiley, 2026) is his first book. See more about the book here. The Optimism Trap: When the Vision That Launched Your Company Starts Derailing It Every founder I have ever mentored has []

AllAfrica News: Tunisia

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· Jul 1, 2026

Executive Capture of the Judiciary and the Criminalization of the Legal Profession

[HRW] Civil society joint statement - ID with SR on independence of judges and lawyers - HRC62

Bloomberg

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· Jul 6, 2026

Hamilton Lane Raises $3.8 Billion Fund Targeting Mid-Market Private Equity Deals

Erik Hirsch, Co-CEO at Hamilton Lane, discussed the firm's recent 3.8 billion fundraise aimed at co-investing alongside private equity in mid-market companies. Hirsch emphasized the focus on smaller and mid-sized firms that are typically too small to pursue public offerings, highlighting that significant returns in private markets often come from these less visible segments. He speaks with Romaine Bostick Katie Greifeld on The Close. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Hindu BusinessLine

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· Jun 28, 2026

Adani case: NY judge’s query procedural, unlikely to derail DoJ move to drop charges, says US lawyer

The lawyer said courts have limited power to compel prosecutors to continue a case once the executive branch decides to withdraw the charges

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